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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and overview of Department of Correction testimony
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First Deputy Commissioner Francis Torres introduces the Department of Correction's testimony on the executive budget for fiscal year 2026. She outlines Commissioner Linnell McGinley Liddy's commitment to leading the agency with principles of service, compassion, and respect.
- Torres emphasizes the importance of staff and people in custody feeling safe in the jails.
- The introduction sets the tone for discussing the department's achievements and challenges.
- It highlights the expectation of high standards from all levels of staff.
Francis Torres
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Good morning chair nurse, chair Brennan, and members of the committees on criminal justice and finance.
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I am Francis Torres, first deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction.
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My colleagues and I are here to discuss the department's executive budget for fiscal year twenty twenty six and what lies ahead for the agency in the coming year.
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When Linnell McGinley Liddy was appointed commissioner, she committed herself to leading this agency under the guiding principles of service, compassion, and respect so that both staff and people in custody have their voices uplifted and feel safe in our jails.
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She has made it clear to staff on all levels that she expects the same from them and they have delivered no matter the challenges we are facing.